Build Your Own Volcano!

Mount St. Helens’ sputtering and spewing of steam and ash provided the inspiration for today’s website. Here, you will find 10 different methods for building your own volcano! When you get to the site you will see a menu of volcano model projects that include:

Play Dough Volcano Model — See how a 6 & 7 year old built a volcano from play dough. Complete instructions and recipe for play dough.

How Calderas and Craters Form — Flour, plastic tubing, and a balloon help to demonstrate how volcanic features form.

Paper Mache Volcano Photos — Pictures of paper mache volcanoes created by a cub scouts. However, there are no instructions for these models.

Click on the model that interests you and a new page opens with pictures, instructions, recipes, material lists — everything you need to make your own volcano!

Don’t forget to click on the Volcano World icon that will take you to the home page of this site — where you will find extensive info on the science, history, and current status of volcanoes worldwide.